Category: Internet News

Release of Solus 4.9 distribution

The release of the Linux distribution Solus 4.9 has been published, which is not based on packages from other distributions and is developing its own installer, package manager, and configurator. Previously, the Budgie desktop was developed as part of the distribution, but it has now been spun off into an independent project. The next branch, Solus 5, will be developed using the technologies from the AerynOS distribution. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and development uses languages […]

Podroid — launching Linux containers on Android without root access

The Podroid application allows users to run a lightweight virtual machine of Alpine Linux on Android devices utilizing QEMU, and it provides a fully functional environment for running Podman containers with an integrated terminal. The app uses Termux as its terminal emulator, Limbo Emulator — a QEMU-based emulator for Android, and Podman to run the container with Alpine Linux. From […]

A researcher leaked Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft ignored — hackers are already exploiting them

Hackers have exploited the code of an unpatched Windows vulnerability that was leaked online to attack at least one organization. The code was recently released by a disgruntled security researcher known by the pseudonym Chaotic Eclipse, after Microsoft failed to respond to his report on the discovery of vulnerabilities. According to TechCrunch, specialists from Huntress have documented the use of three Windows vulnerabilities named BlueHammer, UnDefend, and […]

Kefir 0.5.1

A new version of the Kefir compiler for the C programming language has been released. Kefir supports standards C17 / C23, including features such as: complex numbers _Complex; decimal numbers _Decimal; variable-length arrays on the stack (VLA); inline assembly; and generation of debug symbols in the DWARF5 format. Currently, the compiler generates code for a single hardware platform — System-V AMD64 ABI and implemented on […]

Available are Wine 11.7, Wine-staging 11.7, and the beta version of Proton 11.0

An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 11.7 has been published. Since the release of 11.6, 35 bug reports have been closed and 311 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: support for seven-channel surround sound (7.1) configurations added to the DirectSound API. Work has begun on a new implementation of the msxml (Microsoft XML Core Services) library that does not use libxml2. Some issues have been fixed […]

A new driver for NTFS has been added to the Linux kernel 7.1.

Linus Torvalds has accepted a set of patches with a new implementation of the NTFS file system, developed under the name ntfsplus, into the Linux 7.1 kernel, which is expected to be released in mid-June. The new driver is included under the name "ntfs," which was previously used for the legacy driver in the kernel that operated in read-only mode. The ntfsplus driver was developed by Namjae Jeon, a participant […]

Alt Workstation K 11.3

A minor release of the "Alt Workstation K" operating system 11.3 has been released. The build is prepared on x86_64 based on kernel 6.12 (LTS). The new image includes: KDE Plasma 6.5 (Plasma 6.5, Gear 25.12, Frameworks 6.23). Now the LightDM KDE Greeter login screen launches with Wayland support by default instead of the outdated X11 graphics subsystem (Xorg). Automatic theme switching has been introduced […]

The Cal.com platform has stopped publishing code due to concerns about vulnerabilities being revealed through AI.

The developers of the scheduling automation platform Cal.com have announced the cessation of publishing the full source code of the product and are providing the community with a limited fork cal.diy, transitioned from AGPLv3.0 to the MIT license. The reason for this change in development approach is cited as the increased risks associated with securing the SaaS platform in light of the advancements in AI models' capabilities to identify vulnerabilities and write […]

Telegram suddenly started working normally in Russia — but only on Android and with a Premium subscription

On the night of April 17, the messenger Telegram suddenly began working again for some users in Russia, reports 'Kод Дурова' citing messages received from Android device users. The resource claims this is not related to regulatory actions. According to 'Код Дурова', the latest versions of the app, including beta builds, have been functioning correctly since late evening on April 16 […]

Meson 1.11.0

The Meson project released version 1.11.0. The release took place on April 13, 2026, and continues the development of one of the most notable free build systems used in many Linux and cross-platform projects. Meson traditionally focuses on high speed, predictable build descriptions, and a relatively simple DSL, and the new release is primarily centered on practical improvements for real development scenarios. […]

Release of Rust 1.95. Adding Rust to the Mir display server. AyaFlow traffic analyzer in Rust.

The release of Rust programming language 1.95 has been published, originally developed by Mozilla, but now advanced under the umbrella of the independent non-profit organization Rust Foundation. The language focuses on safe memory handling and provides means to achieve high task execution parallelism, all while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (the runtime is reduced to basic initialization and maintenance of the standard library). Methods of operation […]

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